Walija Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Walija Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 13 | 1:10,173,015 | 372,576 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Walija (335) may also be a first name.
Walija Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Walija Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Walija (Hindi: वलीजा) is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Walija? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,772,636th most frequently used family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 82 percent of Walija live; 76 percent live in Southeast Asia and 76 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Walija is also the 478,225th most frequently held forename in the world, borne by 335 people.
Walija is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 10,173,015. In Indonesia it is most numerous in: East Java, where 69 percent live and South Sulawesi, where 31 percent live. Outside of Indonesia this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 12 percent live and Nigeria, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Walija Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Walija in the Hindi language | ||
| वलीजा | valija | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Walija
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